Camping outfit.



J. F. LONG.

CAMPING OUTFITT APPLICATION FILED. mm 20. m6.

PatentedSept. 18, 1917.

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J. F. LONG.

CAMPING OUTFIT.

APPLICATION mw IIAY 25. 1915.

Piiiantedfiept. 18,1917.

J. F. LONG.

CAMPING DUTHT.

APPucmon min MAY 25 191p.

PatentedSept. 18,1917 u 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

J. F. LONG.

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CAlMPING OUTFIT Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 18, 191'1,

Application moiiray 2c, 1916. Serial No. 100,052.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, JAMES F. Lose, a. citizen of the United States,residing, at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CampingOutfits, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to a camping outtit readily attachable to anautomobile of almost any the or seven passenger type. It has for itsobjects among others to provide a simple, yet most cliicient campingoutfit comprising a plurality of sections detachably mounted and easilyset up for use. It comprises a. bed which may be made of any suitablematerial and which, by preference, is placed in position when thetop isthrown back. The entire outfit can be placed in position upon theautomobile insideof ten minutes by means of screws and is practicalWhether the doors open toward the front or back of the machine.

It has for a further object to provide an outfit of such a characterthat when on more extended trips a person can stop and arrange forcooking and sleeping in from three to five minutes. It also embodiescabinets which may be used as wardrobe, medicine chest, etc, forcarrying a gasolcne stove, cooking utensils, provisions, etc.

I aim also at im roveme'nts in the details of construction w ereby I amenabled to provide a very strong and durable, yet l i htweight outfit,the details of which wil be varied according to the character of theautomobile for which it is made.

Other ob'ects and advantages of the invention wi hereinafter appear andthe novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

The invention'is c early illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part ofthis specification, and in which---- Eigure 1 is a side elevation of thebody of an automobile mvided Wu-ah my 'improvement, portions ein'gbroken cwgg, 'd one of the cabinets-removed and support at) shown in itshorizontal position.

' outfit as adopted for one'typo of nutolno were in varying a details ofas colisti ifction m itia! Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the automobileb dy with the bed and the cabinets, etci,

in fol ed position.

Fig. 3 is a top plan of the bed in its dis tended position, withportions broken away.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, looking in thedirection of the ar- I'OVS.

Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3, looking in thedirection of the ar- I'OVVS. kl

Fig. 1 is a perspective detail with portions broken away and :1 art insection, showing the support for the lied at the head and the foldahleend section.

Fig. 8 is a perspective detail of a portion 12-12 of Fig. 2 with one ofthe cabinets moved out from its normal osition.

Fig. 13 is an enlargedetail in section, taken on the line 13-13 of Fig.12, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 14 ,is a diagrammatic view of one of the cabinets.

Fig. 15 is a perspective detailof the base portion of one of thesupports for the ower guide for the cabinet.

Fig. 16 is a side elevation of two jointed members hereinafter moreparticularly referred to. i

Fig. 17 is a. perspective view broken away and partly in section, of a.brace member seen in position in Fig. 1, for bracing the guide for acabinet.

Like numerals of reference W a parts throughout the diflerent View Inthe present instance I have sho but it is evident that the? sic; of theinvention would not?" f was like.

adapt it for use in connection with other tv es of machines. In thepresent inst e ave chosen to show a bed which can readily laid down byone erson. When not in use, the mattress, the lankets, etc, may

be rolled up ainst the back slats for travelin and by t e provision ofahingcd flap on t e rear section of the bed I render it much easier toplace illo'ws or anything desired on the back at. Five or six inchesmore oflz'space will be allowed if the cushion of the rear seat isremoved or left at home. Either end, of the' d may be used as the head.When the door space is narrower, the space above the arm rests is deeperand vice versa. \Vhen applied the bed will not injure the upholsterym.any manner and the bed may be of any required size as to width orlength according to requirements.

Referring to the drawings,

1 designates the body of an automobile, which, except as hereinafterdescribed, may be QtflDy well-known or approved type or forth. f2is therear seat and 3v the front seat. .;',lhe entire outfit is disposedbetween thbaflk of the front seat and the rear end of the automobile,leaving the front seat for use as is common. Normally between the backand front seats are disposed cabinets 4, there being usually two, suchas shown in Fig. 12 wherein one is shown in its normal,

position and the other distended or moved outward to make room for thebed. These cabinetsare preferably made of metal, although notnecessarily so, and are generally of the shape seen in Fig. 1, whereinis shown the cabinet upon the right hand side of the machine, the oneupon the left having been removed for clearness of illustration. Thesecabinets may be in their interior construction as'the dictates of thepurchaser or user may require. In the present instance the upper portioncomprises a bin 5 for containing flour or any other form of DI'OVISIOIIor substance and with a drawer or sliding compartment 6 at the tophaving a suitable handle 7 by which it may be withdrawn.

The lower portion comprises a bin or the,

like 8 and a ,slidable drawer or portion 9 having a handle 10 for itsmanipulation. As the present-invention does not pertain to theparticular form of construction of the cabinet or its drawers, all ofwhich may be of any well-known or approved form of construction, it isnot deemed necessary to enter into the details thereof. Of course, thedrawers should be made to slide upon suitable guides, and the cabinetsmay be probe desired to take upon a trip in an autovided with shelves orreceptacles of any .kind for different materials, such as it wouldmobile.

Normally the bins are d sposed 1n the space between the front of therear seat and the back of the' ffoutseat, as shown in Fig. 1 the lowerportion of eaoh hin being inclined forwardly, as illustrated in saidfigure. They are of such width as to be confined between the doors11fwhen the latter are closed.

I wish it to be understood, however, that the invention is in no wiserestricted to the interior construction or arrangement of these bins..The arrangement described may bereversed, that i the bin portion may beat the top of ach compartmentand the drawer or slide b low or any otherinterior arrangement which may be found most expedient. I, therefore,have not gone into detail as to the construction of these elements of myoutfit.

These bins when between the doors are supported u on a platform 12, asseen best in Fig. 12,- hich is secured to the floor of the car at suchpoint by suitable means, as screws 13, cleats or the like 14 beingpreferably provided to bring the, top of the platform 12 up to theproper height. When the outfit is to be used and the bed placed inposition, these bins or receptacles 4 are designed to be moved outward,outside of the body of the car, as will be readily understood uponreference to Fig. 12, in which one of the bins, that to the left, isshown thus moved out, the other one, that on the right, being still inits position within the body of the car. In order to thus support thebins when moved outward, I provide a su porting member 01 platform 15 ateach si e,one for each bin 4 and each of these members is hinged, as at16, to the adjacent end of the platform 12 within the car, and when notin use it is designed to be folded upward within the body of the car, asseen in Fig. 2, where it will be held from downward movement by theclosed door or a suitable strap may be provided for securely holding itin closed position, although this latter is not necessary. This member15 is provided longitudinally with a slot 1-7, as seen best in Fig. 2,within which folds a supporting member 18 hinged in any suitab e manner,as'at 19, within the said slot near the free end of the member 15 andits other end provided with the outturned feet or lateral portions 20,asseen best in Fig. 1- and also in dotted lines in F i 2., and which areadapted met upon e automobile ber 15, is in its horizontal positionready step 20, as seen-in Fig. 12, when the memfor thebin 4 to be movedoutward thereon.

thus stops the downward movement of the member 15 and supports it in itshorizontal position, so that the bin may be moved outward thereon toprovide room for the setting up of the bedi In order to guide the bin inits movement on the member 15, I provide the lower eilge of the bin within wardly extended guide members 22 which may be of any suitable natureand which are adapted to engage beneath the guiding strips upon oppositesides of the member 15 at the top thereof, as seen in Fig. 13. Thebottom 24 of the bin 15 provided with the reinforcing guide strips -35,as seen also in Fig. 13.

'hen the member 15 is thrown out into its horizontal supportingposition. I preferably employ a brace 26. as seen in Figl, which bracemay be of the channel-iron form, seen in Fig. 17., if pref rred. and

provided at one end with a hook member 2? "dapted to engage in anopening :38 in a plate on the outer end of the guide member soon to bedescribed and at its other end provided with a ring or the like 29 whichis adapted to engage over a supporting member 30 on the rear of the car.If desired a chain 31 may be provided, as seen in Figs. 1

and 17, secured to the brace and adapted to engage over said member 30for better security, and to hold the brace in a horizontal position.

The bin is also adopted to be guided about :midwoyits height, the saidbin being provided at such point with an offset 32, as seen clearly. inFigs. 1 and i4, and depending from the outer edge of this offset portionis a guide member 33, seen best in Fig. 14, adapted to be guided upon aguide member 34- having a rack iii, and hinged as at 35, at

a, point just at the rear of the rear door, as seen in Figs. i and E2,and when not in use is adaptedto be folded to the back along the side ofthe car. as seen in Fig. 2, where it also serves to prevent the member15 from being moved on its hinge. hen it is desired for use, it is swungoutward into the osition in which it is seen in Fig. 1, and the iinmoved outward, being guided thereon, aswcll as guided at the bottom bythe means hereinbefore described. When not in use it is turned at rightangles to its operative position and extended rearward as in Fig. 2. Itis to be understood that there is one of these members 3% at each sideof the car and they may be aiiixed in position in any suitable manner.

When the party stops for the night or to camp out, the doors are opened,the members 15 and 34 are moved outward into their operative positionsand the bins areshd out thereupon sons to give free access to the car,it bein understood that the bed now to be descrl ed is normally foldedup into position over the rear seat, as indicated in Fig. 2. vVhen thebins are moved outward, it clears the space for the bed to be throwndown into position in which it is seen in Fig. 1. It will be understoodthat in Fig. 1 the bin nearest the observer is entirely removed in orderto disclose other parts, its supporting member 15, however, being shownin proper position.

The .bed is made in sections adapted to be foldedjup, as seen in Fig. 2,and readily dis tended, as seen in Fig. 1, when it is desired to use thesame forsleeping purposes. In the present instance I have chosen to showit as composed of four sections 36, 37, 38 and 39 hingedly un tedtogether, and an upright section 40 to Willfill the section 36 ishinged, as at ll, see Fig. 2. Each section comprises side rails andcross slats 42 which may he oi any well-known or approved style. Whilethis bed may be of any approved or suitable form of construction adaptedto fold up in the manner shown, I illustrate herein a form which 1 findsimple and eflicient. The tion 36 is provided at the rear end withsupports 43 adapted to rest upon the rear oi the rear seat, as seen inFigsql and 2. The section 37 is hinged to the adjacent end of thesection 36 by suitable hinges M and is ada ted to fold upward, theabutting ends of t 1e side strips of these two sections being beveled,as seen at 45 in Fig. 4, and secured to the under side of the section 36at its end adjacent the hinge and overlapping the joint between saidsections is a plate 46 having a forwardly extended and slightlydownwardly curved end member 47 having holes 48 for the reception ofscrews or other means which serve as an attachment for the de pendingsupport 49 which is pivotally mounted at its u per end, as seen in Fig.4, so as to fold horizontally or to swing down into a vertical position,as seen in Fig. 4, similarly to the depending member 56 seen in Fig. 1.

The section 38 is hinged to the section 37 as at 52, and to the underside of the end oi the section 37 is a plate 53 having the forwardextension 54, the front end of which is curved downwardly, as shownclearly in Fig. 8, and having holes 55 for the attachment of a dependingsupporting member 56' tion is in no wise restricted to any one of theseparticular forms of the side rails and the latter, therefore, may bevaried without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificingany of its advantages.

The forward end of the section 38 has depending therefrom the supportingleg or member 57 which, at its lower end, carries a shoe 58 hingedthereto, as at 59, so as to fold up thereagainst when desired, and tothis member 57 there is foldably attached the side rails of the member39. This connection in the present instance is shown as formed by a pin60 held in the member 57 and passed through anelongated slot 61 in theend of the side rail of the section 39, as seen best in Fig. 7. When thesection 39 is extended in the position in which it is seen in Fig. 4, aninwardly extending flange 63 on the side rail thereof rests upon thehorizontal flange 64 on the adjacent end of the section 38, all asclearly shown in Fig. 7. When the parts are to be folded, this member ismoved so that the flange (i3 clears the flange 64, which is provided forby the movement of the member 39 by reason of the-elongated slot 61 andwhen the section 39 is folded the side rails thereof are received withinslots 65 in the outer end of the shoe 58, thus allowing the parts tofold into compact relation.

The slats may be ailixed to the side rails and a center rail in ansuitable manner. In Fig. 5 I have shown the center rail 39' as having alateral membenfifi, the upper face of which is rounded, as at 67, andthrough which passes a screw or the like 68 which serves to hold theslat in position and still allow a little rocking movement thereof.

As seen in Fig. 11, the side rail 36 is provided with a laterallyextending flange or member 40 having an opening 41' through which maypass the screw or other means for securing the support 43 in position.

The slats may be supported intermediate the side rails in any suitablemanner, as, for instance, by a central longitudinal member, as 38, seeFigs. 3 and 6.

The upper guide 34 for the upper portion of the bin may he aflixed inany suitable manner. As shown, the rack 34", the bed and the guide 34are fastened permanently together, and are placed on and taken ofl theautomobile as a unit by means of a thumb nut 69 on a bolt 70 having ahooked end 71 to engage over a member 72 onthe automobile. Removal ofthe screw permits of removal of the member 34, when it is desired torestore the automobile to its original condition. It is to be understoodthat all of the parts, except the bed, are duplicated and being the sameupon both sides of the machine it has not been considered necessary toshow but the one side.

From the foregoing d cription, the construction and mode of operationwill be I clearly understood and a further detailed description thereofdoes not seem 11mm except to state that while traveling the bins 4 arein their innermost position in the space between the rear and frontseats and transversely' between the doors and the bed is foldedup intothe position in which it is seen in Fig. 2, and all the bedding such-lsmattress, pillows, bl w etc, placed the rear section 36 of the' bed whenthey are out of the way and held against displacement by the foldedsections of the bed. When arriving at the camp, the doors of theautomobile'are opened, the bin-supporting members lfiare lowered upontheir hinges into a horizontal position, when the supporting members 18drop into a vertical position to support the outer ends of the saidmembers, the bins being thus readily accessible to remove therefrom theprovisions, the gasolene stove or any other articles that may have beenstored therein, and when night comes a single person can easil .throiv ythe bed down from its folded conditidn 'in. Fig. 2 to its out-stretchedconditionin 1, the head section 39 moved into its inclin position andthe mattress 69 placed thereon and the bed is ready focuse. The variousparts are easily handled and can be quickly L moved from the oneposition to the other and thewhole constitutes a very eflicient,comfortable, complete camping outfit which when not desired for use onthe automobile 'can be quickly removed by removal of the two screws 13and two thumb nuts 69 and stored away until another trip is to be taken.

Modifications in details may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advanta es.

%Vhen the brace member 26 and the guide member 34 are not in use, theyare folded back and lie parallel against each other, as seen in Fig. 2,and a strap and buckle 34' permanently attached to either of the membars26 or 34 is buckled around both, holding them securely in position whendriving alon a,

at is claimed as newsis':--

1. A emovable .campino outfit for motor vehicles mprisin a foldable bedextensible lengtliwise an within the vehicle and adapted to be supportedupon the seats thereof, and bins dis osed between the seats,

and foldable means or supporting said bins both within and without thebody of the vehicle, a guide for said bins and means securing said bedand guide together.

2. A removable campin outfit for motor; vehicles comprising a fol ablebed extensi- 125 ble len thwise and within the vehicle and adapted to besupported upon the seats thereof, and bins disposed between the seats,

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and fold-able means for supporting said bins both within and without thebody of the vehicle, and means on which said bins are adapted to slideoutward from the vehicle and means for securing said bed and slidetogether. v

A portable camping outfit for motor vehicles comprising a bed infoldable sections and extensible lengtlm'ise of and within the vehicle,means for supporting said bed in its distended position and movablymounted receptacles adapted to ()(Cllllf the Space between the seatswhen the bed in its folded condition, a guide for said receptacles andmeans for securing the guide and bed together.

4. A portable camping outfit for motor vehicles comprising a bed infoldable sections and extensible lengthwise of and with-- in thevehicle, means for supporting said bed in its distended position andmovably mounted receptacles adapted to cwcupy the space between th seatswhen the bed is in its folded condition, a 'uide for said rot-e17:-tacles, means for securing the guide and bed together and means forsupporting seiid rc= ceptacles when they are moved laterally outwardfrom the vehicle.

5. In a camping outfit for motor a foldable bed extensible within andWise of the vehicle, means for supptn'ting receptacles between theseats, a guide for said receptacles, means for securing the guide andbed together, lllltlvllllljljttl means adapted to be dropped to ahorizontal position and extend outward from the vehicle to support saidreceptacles when they are moved from their normal. position between theseats.

6. In a camping outfit for motor vehicles, a foldable bed extensibleWithin and length Wise of the vehicle, means for supporting: receptaclesbetween the seats, .flll lfi for said receptacles, means "for securingthe guide and bed together, hinged means adapt ed to be dropped to ahorizontal position and extend outward from the vehicle to support saidreceptacles when they are moved from their normal. position lmtween theseats, and. eofiperating guiding means between said receptacles and thehinged supporting means.

vehicles,

7. In a camping outfit for motor vehieles,

a foldable bed extensible within and length wise of the vehicle, meansfor supporting receptacles between the seats-,1: guide l'orsaitlreceptacles, means for securing the guide and bed together, hinged meansadapted to be dropped to a horizontal position and extend outward fromthe vehicle to support said receptacles when they are moved from theirnormal position between the seats, eooperating guiding means betweensaid receptaeles and the hinged supporting means,

'p votnlly mounted Shoe and an inclined brace engageable at one end withsaid hinged means when in horizontal position.

8. In a portable camping outfit for motor vehicles, a foldableextensible within and lengthwise of the vehicle, movably mountedreceptacles adapted to occupy the space between the seats, a guide forsaid receptacles, means for securing the guide and bed togethe andhinged means extensible late ally of the vehicle and upon which saidreceptacles are adapted to slide outward.

9. In .a portable camping outfit for motor vehicles, a foldable bedextensible within and lengthwise of the Vehicle, movably mountedreceptacles adapted to occupy the space between the seats, a guide forsaid receptacles, means for securing the guide and bed together, hingedmeans upon which said receptacles are adapted to slide outward, andpivotally mounted supports for said means,

i In a. portable camping: outfit for niotor vehicles, a foldable bedextensible Within and lengthwise oi the vehicle, movably mountedreceptacles adapted to occupy the space between the seats, a. guide forsaid receptacles, means for securing the guide and bed together, hingedmeans upon which said receptacles are adapted to slide outward, pivotallmounted supports for said means, and said means having longitudinalslots into which said supports are adapted to fold.

11. In a portable camping outfit for motor ehicles, at foldable bedextensible Within and lengthwise of the vehicle, movably mountedreceptacles adapted to occupy the space between the seats, a guide forsaid receptacles, means For securing the guide and bed t gether, hingedmeans upon which said receptacles are adapted to slide outward, andpivotally mounted supports tor'said int-ans. said means: having:lol'lgitudinal slots into which said swpports are adapted to fold, saidsupports having; out-turned members and said means having a lateral.slot into which outturncd'members extend when the supports are folded.

12. In a portable camping outfit for motor vehicles, a bed in toldablesections extensible within and lengthwise ot' the vehicle,

dependent lll'illlfi carried in the ucvcral sew tions for supporting thelie-d upon the seats of the vehicle, a pirotally mounted section at oneend, with means for holding it in an inclined position, and a dependingsupport for said end section and the adjoining: section, said supportbeing provided with a and said shoe having a. notch into which the siderail of said end section is received when the bed is f lded, the siderails ol' said end section having elongated pin and slot engagement withseid In testimony whereof I eflk my signetuie sup ort, said end sectionhaving a flange exin the presence of two witnesses.

fen 11g inwardly, and the ad acent section JAMES F. LONG. havin a,horizontal flange on which the first- Witnesses:

5 name flange rests when the end section is CARL Kmrm,

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